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Layer Search QGIS 4 compatibility
QGIS 4 ready Active
Yes — Layer Search supports QGIS 4 (declared max version 4.99.0).
A plugin that adds a search box to the Layers panel to highlight layers by name within the Layer Panel tree. Includes Regex and Fuzzy search with custom layer highlighting colours.
About
QGIS has a builtin broad search, but it is detached from the Layers panel (so does not move with it) and does not show the tree hierarchy while searching. Basically I want my search button at the top, for it to be scoped just to layers and to give more satisfying visual feedback 🤷♂️
| Author | Beau Seymour |
|---|---|
| Downloads | 3,587 |
| Latest version | 1.1.2 |
| Last updated | 2026-07-19 (89 days ago) |
| Min QGIS | 3.34.0 |
| Max QGIS | 4.99.0 |
| QGIS 4 ready | Yes |
| Maintenance | Active |
| Category | Geocoding & search |
| Tags | search, layers |
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